What color is #736C78?

#736C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #736C78?

The RGB value is 115, 108, 120: 115 red, 108 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #736C78?

The complementary color is #71786C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #736C78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#736C78 color

#736C78 rgb(115, 108, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #736C78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 42.4% green and 47.1% blue (115, 108, 120).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 5% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#736C78 color codes

HEX	`#736C78`
RGB	`rgb(115, 108, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 42.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 5%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 10%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.61, 5.17, -5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.61, 7.68, 312.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.822, 15.726, 19.968)`
Decimal	`7564408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #736C78, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #736C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#736C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #736C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #736c78; }
.text { color: #736c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 108 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #736c78, #786c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #736C78?: #736C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #736C78?: The RGB value is 115, 108, 120: 115 red, 108 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #736C78?: The complementary color is #71786C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #736C78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.